Damascus, Syria. Photo: wiki commons.

Ynet – A major Hamas operative has been assassinated in his Damascus apartment, the terror group announced Wednesday evening.

According to a statement by a member of Hamas’ politburo, the organization did not know who was responsible for the death of Kamal Ranaja, known as Nizzar Abu-Mujhad, but was launching an investigation to discover who is behind the “despicable crime.”

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